With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

A French astrophotographer has captured a stunning photo of Venus and the moon shining above the Eiffel Tower in Paris, ...

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

Will the Lower Hudson Valley be able to see these celestial spectacles Feb. 1 and 3? It depends on the weather.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Baker said that there are other astronomical events that may be more interesting than the parade of planets. Baker said Mars ...

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

but planets always appear in a line in the sky because they orbit the sun — the difference is that they will appear closer to ...

The Earth's light of course is reflected sunlight ... Now look just off to the right of the lunar crescent and see if you can see Venus. It should appear as a tiny white speck against the blue ...